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"This lead to my buildings being cheaper / easier to build, which of course lead to our engineering fees looking like a larger portion of the job." I propose y
by guard-of-terra 10y ago
"This lead to my buildings being cheaper / easier to build, which of course lead to our engineering fees looking like a larger portion of the job."
I propose you could start a consulting gig and maybe your own firm. Can't be that there aren't people who want their buildings to be cheaper for the same quality.
- Retra 10y agoIt may not be cheaper if you're paying a consultant.
- guard-of-terra 10y agoYou're paying more for the project but spend less on construction. And construction is the expensive part, is it not?
- erichocean 10y agoFor whatever reason, people in general prefer to pay for things, not knowledge. It's much easier to ask for $10K more of materials than it is for $8K more of consulting, even if the latter is actually 20% cheaper. Human nature.
- Rexxar 10y agoThe real problem is information asymmetry, it's more difficult to know that the consulting was good than to check that we have more materials.
- guard-of-terra 10y agoIt depends on how you spin it. People happily pay premium for smart offerings. They just have to see the reputation working.